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TEDxPatan: Rise from the Rubble

Communitere’s Executive Director, Sam Bloch, was a featured speaker at TEDxPatan on June 19th, 2015. Held in Lalitpur, Nepal, this timely TEDx event brought people together to highlight the innovative thinking, ideas and solutions needed to help the people of Nepal recover from the recent devastating earthquakes and better prepare for disasters in future.

Sharing the stage with other innovators working towards meaningful change and growth in Nepal, Sam presented some of the results of the design workshop with local partners that took place on June 18th as well as some insights from his long experience in disaster response and the creation of long term solutions for recovery and renewal.

The Nepal Communitere team wishes you and your loved ones a festive and safe Dasain! Enjoy the time with your loved ones this Friday eating delicious food, playing taas and flying kites! We will resume our Friday happy hours next week.